#amwriting With Jess & Kj

Mignon Fogerty on Pet Peeves, riding a wave and what to do if you're a writer--and grammar still scares the bejabbers out of you. Plenty of writers #fangirl on Mignon Fogerty, who took her own quest to make grammar rules easy and accessible and turned it into a mini-empire. In her case, the podcast came first, the books second--and what followed is a fun exploration of being creative around a subject and finding a way to make it your own.  A few links from the episode: Peeve Wars Board Game The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl #AmReading: Semicolon, McKayla Debonis Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere), Lisa Cron I Miss You When I Blink: Essays, Mary Laura PhilpottA KJ mentioned A Circle of Quiet, from Madeline L'Engle. And then she ended up not liking it. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe,